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Oulodus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Hamulosodina Cooper
1933Oulodus Branson and Mehl
2002Oulodus Pyle and Barnes p. 111
2002Ligonodina Sepkoski
2002Oulodus Sepkoski
2008Oulodus Donoghue et al. p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
suborderPrioniodininaSweet 1988
genusOulodus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Oulodus Branson and Mehl 1933
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Oulodus elegans Walliser 1964
Oulodus equirectus Kleffner 1990
Oulodus excavatus Ziegler 1960
Oulodus jeannae Sweet and Schönlaub 1975
Oulodus novoexcavatus Jeppsson 1972
Oulodus panuarensis Bischoff 1986
Oulodus petilus Nicoll and Rexroad 1968
Oulodus siluricus Branson and Mehl 1933
Oulodus walliseri Ziegler 1960
Invalid names: Ligonodina [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Oretian or 477.10000 to 221.00000 Ma

Collections (959 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen O. sp. (186654)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (JiangSu) Ligonodina sp. (7927)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) O. sp. (4714)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (HeBei) Ligonodina sp. (7956)
Arenigian - Llanvirn477.1 - 458.2USA (Alaska) Ligonodina sp. (114858)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) O. sp. (105567 105568)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) O. sp. (9228)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) O. sp. (9296 9300 9301)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) O. restrictus (9229) O. sp. (9221 9223)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (HeBei) Ligonodina sp., O. sp. (7986)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Namurian330.3 - 318.7Malaysia (Pahang) Ligonodina roundyi, Ligonodina sp. (276087) Ligonodina sp. (276086 276089)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Iowa) Ligonodina abbreviata (119408)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Colorado) Ligonodina lexingtonensis, Ligonodina typa, Ligonodina sp. (276185)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9Mexico (Puebla) Ligonodina sp. (91003)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Nevada) Ligonodina triassica (44225)
Anisian - Norian246.7 - 205.7Greece Prioniodina excavata (222704)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Hungary Prioniodina excavata (99504)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Hungary Prioniodina excavata (99502)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Greece Prioniodina excavata (222705 222714 222731)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand Prioniodina excavata (137846)